It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Escambia can now relate to. They lost 7-1 to the Lincoln Trojans on Saturday. Escambia's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Escambia saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Marcus Days, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
On Lincoln's side, Nate Dietz spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. Dietz has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in ten consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Myles Bailey, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run, two stolen bases, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Cannady, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Escambia's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 21-8. As for Lincoln, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 17-11 record this season.
Escambia does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lincoln, they will be playing at home against Clay at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Clay's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Lincoln's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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